Scotland's Three Operating Nuclear Power Stations

Scotland currently has two operational nuclear power stations (both Advanced Gas-cooled Reactors, AGR) and one decommissioned site:

1. Torness (East Lothian) – 2 × AGR, 1,275 MW net. Online 1988; scheduled closure ~2030.
2. Hunterston B (North Ayrshire) – 2 × AGR, 1,245 MW net. Online 1976; defueling began 2022 after cracks found; moving to decommissioning.
3. Dounreay (Caithness) – Experimental fast-breeder & prototype reactors (1950s–90s). Fully shut down; complex cleanup ongoing (target ~2030s).

No new nuclear plants are under construction in Scotland; policy favors renewables.